Patients who cannot swallow may receive nutrition via a parenteral route—usually, a catheter is inserted through the chest into a large vein going into the heart.
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The first oncogene was discovered in 1970 and was termed SRC (pronounced "SARK").
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The Babylonians wrote numbers in a system that used 60 as the base value rather than the number 10. They did not have a symbol for "zero."
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Amoebae are the simplest type of protozoans, and are characterized by a feeding and dividing trophozoite stage that moves by temporary extensions called pseudopodia or false feet.
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Green tea is able to stop the scent of garlic or onion from causing bad breath.
The levels of biological organization
How the study of genomes and proteomes can provide us with connections to different biological level
GI series. (a) Upper GI series begins with a barium swallow, barium shake, or barium meal. (b) Lower
Organization of the human body.
Organization of the Cerebral Cortex
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